Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 86 | 116 | 105 | 70 | 81 | 94 | 110 | 97 | 137 | 131 | 147 | 196 | 348 | 243 | 392 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.75m | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:27AM1.70m | 8:51PM1.59m | 9:23AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.38m | 2:10AM0.38m | 2:44PM0.44m | 3:02AM0.43m | 3:38PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 46 | 44 | 30 | 68 | 67 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 147 | 193 | 348 | 243 | 392 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 13 | NW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | S 16 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 34 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 86 | 33 | 105 | 47 | 63 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 137 | 118 | 144 | 196 | 226 | 240 | 160 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 116 | 32 | 70 | 81 | 71 | 73 | 97 | 22 | 131 | 47 | 32 | 4 | 62 | 7 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 8 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 3 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 110 | 78 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 8 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 160 | 160 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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